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ODA Deputy Director is Nationally Recognized for Her Outstanding Service to Agriculture

OREGON — Congratulations to Lisa Hanson, Deputy Director of the Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA), who was recently selected by the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture (NASDA) for its 2018 James A. Graham Award for Outstanding Service to Agriculture. A committee of NASDA members, staff and stakeholders selected Hanson for this prestigious award. Hanson is also well known for her successful trade policy development and trade missions overseas that have resulted in opening markets to various Oregon commodities including most recently, blueberries into Korea and soon the Philippines.